Smoked Chicken Breast Brine
After comparing several brine recipes it was found that the simple one worked the best.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
- 2 quarts water
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
This is a standard brine for use when smoking chicken breasts. This brine increases the tenderness and juiciness of the breast because of the salt/sugar.
Adding complicated aromatic ingredients into a brine does not increase the flavor of the chicken as the aromatics do not penetrate into the meat.
To get more flavor into the breasts use an injection or baste with a marinade while smoking.
Keyword Smoked Chicken Breast Brine